Limousine Service, Bar Sued In Hit-run Accident

The parents of a college honor student who was brain-damaged in a hit-and- run accident have filed suit in Palm Beach County Circuit Court against a limousine service and a nightclub.

Tina Levy was paralyzed from her chest down on Jan. 4 when she was hit while walking away from Sharkies Surf Cafe near Palmetto Park Road and State Road A1A in Boca Raton, police said.

After searching for weeks, detectives arrested Louie Neville, 20, of Pompano Beach in connection with the accident. Neville, has not been tried yet.

Levy, now 21, was walking across Palmetto Park Road when she was struck by a car and thrown onto the hood of a limousine, owned by Avanti Limousine Service Inc., police said.

Levy`s parents, Tom and Catherine who live west of Delray Beach, already have filed a civil suit against Neville. On Thursday, the suit was amended to include Sharkies Surf Cafe for not having a safe exit and entrance into the nightclub.

The suit also claims the nightclub has inadequate parking and does not hire off-duty patrolmen to guide customers across Palmetto Park Road, where many customers park.